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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Study suggests autumn Arctic sea ice can be used to predict European winter weather(Phys.org) —A pair of researchers with L'Ocean IPSL Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris has published a paper in the journal Nature Geoscience describing research they've been conducting regarding the amount of Arctic sea ice in September and how it can be used to help predict how severe the following winter will be in Europe. Using maximum covariance analysis on data from 1979/1980–2012/2013, researchers Claude Frankignoul and Javier García-Serrano found that a correlation skill of .59 could be achieved in forecasting the harshness of the following European winter.http://phys.org/news/2014-03-autumn-arctic-sea-ice-european.html
Earth Sciences Mon, 24 Mar 2014 09:50:01 EDTnews314869433Melting Arctic sea ice: How much is down to us?(Phys.org) -- Natural climate variations could explain up to 30% of the loss in Arctic sea ice since the 1970s, scientists have found.http://phys.org/news/2012-07-arctic-sea-ice.html
Environment Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:28:58 EDTnews262600125Arctic ice melt sets stage for cold weather(Phys.org) -- The dramatic melt-off of Arctic sea ice due to climate change is hitting closer to home than millions of Americans might think. That's because melting Arctic sea ice can trigger a domino effect leading to increased odds of severe winter weather outbreaks in the Northern Hemisphere's middle latitudes -- think the "Snowmageddon" storm that hamstrung Washington, D.C., during February 2010.http://phys.org/news/2012-06-arctic-ice-stage-cold-weather.html
Earth Sciences Wed, 06 Jun 2012 05:31:43 EDTnews258179454Weird weather: heat, twisters, 250K tons of snow(AP) -- America's weather is stuck on extreme.http://phys.org/news/2012-03-weird-weather-twisters-250k-tons.html
Environment Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:46:32 EDTnews251142376Europe hammered by winter, is North America next?For the first half of this year's winter, the big news was warm temperatures and lack of snow. Ski resorts were covered in bare dirt, while January temperatures in southern California topped July highs.http://phys.org/news/2012-02-europe-winter-north-america.html
Earth Sciences Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:36:34 EDTnews248690178New study shows correlation between summer Arctic sea ice cover and winter weather in Central EuropeEven if the current weather situation may seem to speak against it, the probability of cold winters with much snow in Central Europe rises when the Arctic is covered by less sea ice in summer. Scientists of the Research Unit Potsdam of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association have decrypted a mechanism in which a shrinking summertime sea ice cover changes the air pressure zones in the Arctic atmosphere and impacts our European winter weather. These results of a global climate analysis were recently published in a study in the scientific journal Tellus A.http://phys.org/news/2012-02-summer-arctic-sea-ice-winter.html
Earth Sciences Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:55:25 EDTnews247316106What happened to all the snow?Winter seems to be on hold this year in some parts of the United States. Snowfall has been scarce so far in places that were overwhelmed with the white stuff by the same time last year.http://phys.org/news/2012-01-what-happened-to-all-the.html
Earth Sciences Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:30:01 EDTnews246093282Cold winters caused by warmer summers, research suggestsScientists have offered up a convincing explanation for the harsh winters recently experienced in the Northern Hemisphere; increasing temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic regions creating more snowfall in the autumn months at lower latitudes.http://phys.org/news/2012-01-cold-winters-warmer-summers.html
Earth Sciences Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:10:02 EDTnews245607234Global warming means more snowstorms: scientistsClimate change is not only making the planet warmer, it is also making snowstorms stronger and more frequent, US scientists said on Tuesday.http://phys.org/news/2011-03-global-snowstorms-scientists.html
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